Marka-e-Haq (April 22 to 10 May) was in response to Indian military’s dastardly attacks PM Shehbaz Sharif says May 16 will be celebrated to pay tribute to Armed Forces for grand victory over India Federal govt will rebuild houses and mosques affected by the Indian attack Heirs of the martyrs of Armed Forces will be given Rs 10 to Rs18 million while injured will be given Rs2m to Rs5m each n PM also announces Rs19m to Rs42m for heirs of martyrs of Armed Forces for provision of home facility.
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced to celebrate May 10 as Marka-e-Haq Day every year to mark the success of operation Bunyanum Marsoos.
In a statement, the PM said the day will be celebrated every year with enthusiasm and spirit of national unity as the professional capabilities of our brave forces have made us proud. The Prime Minister also announced to celebrate the upcoming Friday, May 16, as a day to pay tribute to the Armed Forces for leading Pakistan to a grand victory on the defence front and to offer gratitude to the Allah Almighty.
He said special thanksgiving prayers will be offered, for the development of the country and the nation.
The prime minister also announced package for the innocent Pakistanis affected due to unprovoked Indian aggression. He announced ten million rupees each for the heirs of Pakistani citizens, martyred during the Indian aggression while the injured will be given one to two million rupees each.
The PM said heirs of the martyrs of the Armed Forces of Pakistan will be given 10 to 18 million rupees, depending on rank, while their injured will be given two to five million rupees each.
He also announced 19 million to 42 million rupees for provision of home facility to the heirs of martyrs of the Armed Forces of Pakistan depending on their ranks.
The full salary of martyrs of the armed forces will continue with allowances until the date of their retirement while the children of martyrs will be given free education till graduation.
A marriage grant of one million rupees will also be given for the marriage of one daughter of every martyr of the armed forces. The PM said the federal government will rebuild houses and mosques affected by the Indian attack. He said it is the responsibility of the government to support the children of martyrs and it will fulfill this duty. He said the Federal Government will also bear all the expenses for the treatment of the injured. Shehbaz Sharif said services rendered by those who have protected and defended the honor and glory of Pakistan on any front will be acknowledged at the national level and they will be awarded with honors.
‘Marka-e-Haq – 22 April 2025 to 10 May 2025’
The conduct of Pakistan Armed Forces Operation “Bunyanum Marsoos”, on 10 May 2025 as part of the military conflict Marka-e-Haq, was in response to Indian military’s dastardly attacks that began on the night of 6 & 7 May 2025, resulting in the loss of innocent civilian lives, including women, children, and the elderly. Pakistan had vowed justice and retribution for the reprehensible Indian military aggression and brutal killings of our citizens. Alhamdulillah! Pakistan Armed Forces have delivered the promise made to our people, says a press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday.
Armed Forces thank Almighty Allah for His infinite blessings, mercy, help, and divine support. Allah has ordained the believers to retaliate whenever they are wronged. We bow our heads to Him in utmost humility for enabling us to translate our resolve into decisive actions on the battlefield.
Our hearts and sympathies are with the wards and families of the Shuhada who sacrificed their lives for the beloved country. We pray for the quick recovery of our injured countrymen.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to every officer, soldier, airman, and sailor of the Armed Forces of Pakistan who made this success on the battlefield possible through their courage, professionalism, and sacrifice.
The Armed Forces of Pakistan express their profound appreciation and gratitude to the brave Pakistani nation whose unwavering moral strength, resolve, and above all, wholehearted support and prayers remained with us during these trying times. This support was indeed the most potent force multiplier for the Armed Forces of Pakistan.
We are especially indebted to the youth of Pakistan, who became frontline soldiers as the cyber and information warriors of the country.
Profound gratitude is also due to the vibrant media of Pakistan, which stood like Bunyanum Marsoos, a steel wall against the Indian media’s dis-information blitz and reckless war-mongering.
We also extend our appreciation to the diplomatic corps for effectively representing Pakistan’s just case on international fora with clarity and conviction.
We express gratitude to our scientists and engineers for developing indigenous and specialized niche technologies that were instrumental in the magnificent success of Operation “Bunyanum Marsoos”.
Armed Forces are extremely grateful to the political leadership of all political parties, without any distinction, for the show of unified resolve in our support for the defence of our motherland.
The Armed Forces are specifically grateful to the inspiring leadership of the Prime Minister of Pakistan and his Cabinet Ministers for taking destiny-altering decisions for the country and steering it through this critical situation.
During Indian ghastly attack on night 6/7 May, India launched missiles from stand-off on civilian infrastructure and places of worship targeting innocent civilians including women and children. Pakistan Air Force and Ground Based Air Defence Systems did not allow any Indian aircraft to enter Pakistan’s airspace. In the ensuing battle, 5 Indian fighter aircraft including 3 Rafaels, 1 SU-30 and 1 Mig 29 were struck and destroyed by Pakistan Air Force and Air Defence Systems in addition to a Heron Unmanned Aerial System. Allhamdolillah, Pakistan Airforce remained unscathed in the battle and demonstrated par excellence professionalism.
Pakistan’s retaliatory response named Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, Quranic phrase meaning Wall of Steel, initiated on night 9/10 May was a textbook demonstration of integrated tri-services jointness, enabled by real-time situational awareness, network-centric warfare capabilities, and seamless multi-domain operations. This synergy across air, land, sea, and cyber domains allowed for precision engagement, overwhelming lethality, and lightening operational tempo. All platforms operated in synergy, delivering coordinated effects at carefully selected decisive points.
Using precision-guided long-range Fatah series missiles F1 and F2 of Pakistan Army, precision munitions of PAF, highly capable long-range loitering killer munitions, and precision long-range artillery, 26x military targets as well as facilities that were used to target Pakistani citizens, and those enterprises that were responsible for fomenting terrorism in Pakistan, were engaged in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and also mainland India.
The targets included Air Force and Aviation bases at Suratgarh, Sirsa, Bhuj, Naliya, Adampur, Bhatinda, Barnala, Halwara, Awantipura, Srinagar, Jammu, Udhampur, Mamun, Ambala, and Pathankot, all of which sustained major damages.
BrahMos storage facilities at Beas and Nagrota were also destroyed, which had fired missiles on Pakistan killing innocent civilians including women, children and elderly.
S-400 battery systems at Adampur and Bhuj were also attacked and effectively neutralised by Pakistan Air Force.
Military logistics and support sites, which helped sustain this unlawful operation against innocent Pakistani civilians—like Field Supply Depot at Uri and Radar Station at Poonch—were also targeted.
Military Command Headquarters which helped plan the operational killing of our innocent citizens, especially the children, including 10 Bde and 80 Bde at KG Top and Naushera, were completely destroyed.
Facilities which harboured, trained, and capacitated proxy elements that perpetrated terrorist attacks inside Pakistan and killed innocent civilians were specifically identified and destroyed. These include intelligence units and their forward field elements at Rajauri and Naushera.
Across the LOC, military elements including HQs, logistic bases, artillery positions, and posts that had caused civilian casualties in Azad Jammu and Kashmir through unprovoked artillery and small arms fire were relentlessly targeted and heavily damaged, until they raised white flags and asked for restraint.
India used drones to violate Pakistani airspace to intimidate our civilians and spread fear. All through Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, dozens of Pakistani armed drones hovered over Indian major cities and sensitive political and government facilities—including their capital New Delhi—and from Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir all the way to Gujarat to clearly manifest our lethal long-range unmanned capability, indicating the futility of the use of this domain in warfare.
Pakistan Armed Forces also carried out comprehensive and effective cyber operations to temporarily cripple and degrade critical infrastructure and services that were being used by Indian Armed Forces to sustain their operations.
Pakistan Armed Forces possess an ‘adequate’ suite of very sophisticated ‘niche military technologies’, and only a limited number and type were used with restraint in this conflict.
Despite all this, compared to Indian relentless provocations, Pakistan’s military response has been precise, proportionate, and still remarkably restrained. It was carefully calibrated to avoid civilian casualties and exclusively targeted those entities and facilities which were directly involved in orchestrating and executing the cold-blooded killings of Pakistani civilians and those carrying out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan.
Pakistan also sustained an abnormal and immediate spike in Indian-sponsored terrorism across KP and Balochistan while its armed forces were busy in operations on the eastern front. This further vindicates that India is directly involved in fomenting terrorism in Pakistan, and its proxies were fully operationalised during this time to distract our attention.
The resilient Armed Forces of Pakistan carried out most effective counter-terrorism operations in the western region without any pause simultaneously with the conduct of Operation Bunyanum Marsoos.
Marka-e-Haq has been a great example of the synergy between all elements of national power, with overwhelming support of the Pakistani public, to effectively counter the threat to our national sovereignty and territorial integrity. No one should doubt that whenever Pakistan’s sovereignty is threatened and territorial integrity violated, the retributive response will be comprehensive and decisive. Pakistan Armed Forces thank and salute the Pakistani nation for its courage, resilience, and fervour during this conflict.
“THEY PLAN AND ALLAH PLANS. AND ALLAH IS THE BEST OF PLANNERS” (Surah Anfal) PAKISTAN ZINDABAD AFWAJ-E-PAKISTAN PAINDABAD
